The Chronicles Of Nay

Good afternoon! So I don’t know how many of you know about my bullet journaling obsession! It has turned my need and love for lists in to an organized way to keep track of them! And on top of everything it has allowed me to do fun stuff with stamps and washi tape! I might have an obsession! I have been very good this summer about not buying ANY WASHI tape! I told myself I couldn’t buy anymore until I used up some. Like I could only replace. So throw one out I can buy one. problem is they don’t usually come in packages of one… see the problem! Haha so one part of my journal this past few months I have been tracking some habits using a tracker I found online. It is Tetris themed. So each shape is assigned to something that I am tracking and each time I do it then I color that shape in to the grid. I am tracking things like water intake, filling my cup, spending quality time with people and trying new things. All goals that I had for the month of July!

I had a rough year this past school year. I was teaching two subjects, I didn’t feel part of either department. I was on a mini team but also not having a planning period with that teacher made me feel very isolated. I felt like I was always 10 steps behind. I was learning a new curriculum and still trying to keep up with my science curriculum. It was a rough year to say the least. Toward the end of the year I was feeling very drained and worn out. I spent so much of my weekends and evenings just making sure that I was ready for the next day or the next week that I wasn’t really doing things for me. I did pool because well I made a commitment and we all know how I feel about fulfilling commitments! Haha other than that I was sort of drowning in life! I didn’t have the time or the energy to be my social little self and because of that a lot of my friendships fell apart. Making me feel even more isolated. In April I was talking to a friend and she said that she usually does all her trainings and stuff in June and she keeps July work free. I thought “self! That’s genius! She is on to something!” so I made a decision that this year, for the first time probably in my whole career that I was going to keep July “work” free! I had to find other things to do. I saw a meme on facebook that said “Remember to fill your cup because you cant pour from an empty cup.” It really got me thinking. What do I do to fill my cup? What fills my cup? I realized that is exactly what I needed… I needed to fill my cup! So the way that I am filling my cup this month is by trying new things, and reading and doing basically whatever I want! Haha I have spent a lot of evenings watching movies or playing games to the wee hours of the night! It has been a great month.

Another thing that I am tracking is quality time. What do I consider quality time you ask… well… It was brought to my attention that I am constantly on my phone. I mean I don’t disagree… you right… and I am sorry. So I am working on trying to not only put my phone away when I am with people but also turn it off. I am working on being with the people that here with me instead of doing 34 million things! I get so caught up in texting or absently scrolling facebook or Instagram that I tend to not be giving my full attention to people. I am sorry if I have done that to you… I am working on being a better version of Naomi! I’m challenging you! You should try turning off your phone when you are spending some time with someone.

I hope that everyone has a great Saturday! I am off to play some pool!